CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF STDS Diana Torres-Burgos MD, MPH NYC STD/HIV Prevention Training Center STD/HIV Update Conference Grand Rapids, MI 3/11/2014 Outline Essential components of STD care management Sexual History Risk Assessment Clinical evaluation Diagnosis and Treatment Partner management Prevention Education/Counseling STD Cases Components of STD Care management. Sexual History & Risk Assessment Clinical Evaluation Screening tests (Asymptomatic) Confirmation Diagnostic tests (Symptomatic) Diagnosis & Treatment Prevention Compliance Follow up testing Partner Notification Education Risk reduction counseling HIV testing Condom provision Vaccines The Importance of a Comprehensive Sexual History Establish patient s STD/HIV risk Guides Physical exam Guides screening activities Clarify partner management issues Establish patient s pregnancy risk and contraceptive needs Provide relevant risk reduction counseling Modified from Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Holmes, K, et al. 4 th Edition, Chapter 47: p.856. Risk Assessment The (Five) Ps Partners Practices Protection Pregnancy Past History of STIs Know your community disease prevalence. Clinical Evaluation Males Skin (all exposed areas) Mouth/Throat External Genitalia Circumcision status Urethral meatus Genital lesions Testicular/scrotal palpation Lymphadenopathy Ano-rectal Females Skin (all exposed areas) Mouth/Throat External Genitalia Vulva, Labia, introitus, perineum Genital Lesions Vagina and vaginal secretions Pelvic exam Cervix Bimanual exam Lymphadenopathy Ano-rectal www.cdc.gov/std/treatment Color Atlas & Synopsis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 3 rd Edition. Handsfield, H. Hunter, 2011. 1
Diagnostic Tests Microscopy and Rapid tests Gram stain Vaginal fluid tests Wet-mount microscopy for clue cells, trichomonas (saline), fungi (10% KOH) ph Amine odor test (KOH sniff test) Darkfield microscopy Rapid plasma reagin ( rapid syphilis test) Rapid pregnancy test Leukocyte esterase Urinalysis Color Atlas & Synopsis of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 3 rd Edition. Handsfield, H. Hunter, 2011. Diagnostic Tests Microbiology NAAT tests for all sites* Cultures Urine culture Blood tests Syphilis serology Rapid HIV test HIV serology HSV type-specific serology Viral hepatitis-a,b,c Cytology Cervical PAP (HPV) Anal PAP Other Skin scraping for scabies *Oral and Rectal- Not FDA-approved; requires local lab validation CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, 2010 Clinical guidance for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of STDs. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/std/ treatment/2010/ CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Mobile App Diagnostic information and current STD Treatment Guidelines. Quick access to information about the diagnosis and treatment of 21 STDs. Access to booklet A Guide to Taking a Sexual History. Available for both Apple and Android devices. Download for free from the itunes and Google Play stores. Follow up Follow up: Patients treated for uncomplicated GC/CT infections do not need a test of cure. TOC in 1 week if alternate treatment regime used GC. Retest 3 months after treatment - GC/CT. Monitor RPR post treatment (6,12 mos.), more frequently if at high risk. HIV test Partner management Partner management: Partners of those infected with STDs should be evaluated, tested and treated presumptively Infected persons should abstain from sexual intercourse until their treatment is completed and their partners are treated Partner notification Inspot.org anonymous partner notification Expedited Partner Therapy(EPT) 2
Prevention Education/Counseling Nature of infection Commonly asymptomatic in men and women. In women, increased risk of upper reproductive tract complications and squealea from STDs with re-infections Transmission issues Effective treatment reduces HIV transmission and acquisition with certain STDs Abstaining from sex until partner treated prevents re-infection Risk reduction counseling Discuss prevention strategies (abstinence, monogamy, condoms, limit number of sex partners, etc.). Vaccine preventable STDs Hep A, Hep B, HPV STD CASES Case Questions What questions should be asked? What do you expect to find? What tests should you order? What treatment is recommended? What follow up is required? Case 1 A 17 year-old female presents with increased vaginal discharge and intermittent burning with urination x 10 day. Discharge is whitish to yellow with no odor. She denies abdominal pain. She states that she has been using a condom with her new male partner of 2 weeks. Case 1 Physical exam: Mild yellowish discharge and easily-induced cervical bleeding. Labs: ph = 3.5 KOH whiff test - negative Case 1 How would you manage this patient? a) Treat with Azithromycin 1g PO x 1 b) Treat with Azithromycin 1g PO x 1 and Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1 c) Tell her to abstain from sex and to call you in 3 days for test results d) Treat with Azithromycin 1g PO x 1, Ceftriaxone 250 IM x 1 and Metronidazole 500mg BID x 7 days 3
Cervicitis - Management Treatment Options: Treat presumptively for Ct: Young (<25), new or multiple sex partners, hx of unprotected sex If follow-up is uncertain Treat presumptively for GC and Ct: If risk factors as above and/or high local prevalence (>5%) Case 2 Alternate scenario for Case 1: Physical exam reveals mild yellowish discharge from the os and easily-induced cervical bleeding. Cervical motion tenderness is equivocal patient says, that s a little uncomfortable --but she winces when you examine the R adnexa. You do not palpate any masses, and there is no rebound or guarding on abdominal exam. Await results of diagnostic tests: Low-risk, good follow-up, sensitive tests used (NAATs) Case 2 How would you manage this patient? a) Send her to the Emergency Room b) Treat her with Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1, Doxycycline 100mg BID x 14 days and Metronidazole 500mg PO BID x 14 days, and tell her to return to clinic if she does not tolerate the medications at home c) Tell her to abstain from sex and to call you in 3 days for her test results d) Treat with Ceftriaxone, Doxycycline and Metronidazole and give her an appointment to see you in 3 days. PID Diagnosis Minimum Criteria: Cervical motion tenderness OR uterine tenderness OR adnexal tenderness No single historical, physical or lab finding is both sensitive and specific for diagnosis of acute PID Additional Criteria: Temp > 38.3 C (101 F) Abnormal discharge; abundant WBCs on wet mount Elevated ESR/C-reactive protein + GC/Ct laboratory test A 26 year-old male presents with a 1-week history of intermittent burning with urination. He also describes an itchy feeling inside of his penis. He denies urethral discharge. Physical exam reveals a mucoid discharge from the urethra, no penile lesions and a normal testicular exam. He has had a steady girlfriend for the past 6 months, with whom he does not use condoms, and 3 1 night stands with women over the past 3 months. Source: Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at the University of Washington/UW HSCER Slide Bank You treat empirically with Doxycycline 100mg BID x 7 days. 4
The patient returns 2 weeks later with persistent dysuria and discharge. Ct and GC urine NAATs from the last visit were negative. Physical exam is unchanged. He states that he completed the course of doxycycline, and that his girlfriend was treated as well. He did not know how to contact the other 3 partners. He has not had sex with anyone other than his girlfriend since being treated. How would you manage this patient? a) Treat with another course of Doxycycline b) Treat with Azithromycin 1g PO x 1 c) Treat with Metronidazole 2g PO x 1 plus Azithromycin 1g PO x 1 d) Refer to a urologist Recurrent and Persistent Urethritis Differential Diagnosis: Re-exposure to untreated partner Incomplete treatment Persistent infection: Mycoplasma Ureaplasma Trichomoniasis Non-infectious causes: chronic prostatitis(referral to Urology) A 30 year-old male presents with a 2-day history of greenish urethral discharge and burning with urination. 5 days ago, he had unprotected receptive oral intercourse and receptive and insertive anal intercourse with a condom. He reports 7 male partners over the past 3 months. Always uses a condom for anal sex, almost never for oral sex. Physical exam: Copious, yellow/white urethral discharge. No lesions Skin, testicular and anal exam normal What diagnostic tests would you order in this patient? How would you treat this patient? a) Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO x 1 b) Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1 c) Doxycycline 100mg BID x 7 days d) Tell him to abstain from sex and to call for results in 3 days e) Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1 plus Azithromycin 1g PO x 1 5
What would you tell this patient about his partners? a) He should only notify his partner from 5 days ago b) He should tell all partners from the past year to be tested for HIV and other STDs c) He should notify partners from the past 60 days that they should be evaluated and treated for GC d) The health department will be contacting his partners because We know who they are. Case 5 A 24 year-old male comes to see you because he wants to be tested for everything. He has had 3 sexual partners over the past 3 months, including 2 males. He practices oral, anal and vaginal sex with his partners. He states that he uses condoms most of the time. STD screening reveals: Rapid HIV EIA: negative Urine GC/Ct NAAT: negative Pharyngeal GC culture: negative Anal GC cultures: positive Anal Ct NAAT: positive Case 5 When he returns for treatment, he describes recent symptoms of intermittent rectal pain, bleeding after bowel movements, and tenesmus. How would you treat his infection? a) Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1 plus Azithromycin 1g PO x 1 b) Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1 plus Doxycycline 100mg BID x 21 days c) Azithromycin 2g PO x 1 d) Ceftriaxone 250mg IM x 1 plus Doxycycline 100mg BID x 7 days Proctitis Inflammation of the rectal mucosa Associated with rectal anal intercourse Symptoms: rectal pain, tenesmus, constipation, mucopurulent discharge, hematochezia Etiology: Neisseria gonorrhea Chlamydia trachomatis (including LGV strains) Trepomena pallidum Herpes simplex virus Case 6 Alternate scenario to #5 Patient returns to your clinic in 4 months. He states he last had sex at a sex party 3 weeks ago with three male partners. Now complaining of a painless lesion on penis x 1 week, no other genital complaints or symptoms. Physical exam: 5x5 round ulcer on shaft Bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy Normal perianal exam No mouth lesions No rash on trunk or palms/soles Case 6 Test results RPR is 1:64, FTA Reactive Anorectal NAAT test is negative for GC and chlamydia. Urine NAATs are negative for GC and chlamydia Herpes cx negative Acute HIV testing was negative What are your next steps? 6
Case 6 The patient returns at 3 month intervals for titer checks: 3 months RPR 1:16 6 months RPR 1:4 9 months RPR 1:4 12 months RPR 1:2 15 months RPR 1:32 How do you interpret these results? His female partner is 10 weeks pregnant, next steps? Response to Therapy by Syphilis Stage * Primary, Secondary Syphilis Resolution of symptoms By 6-12 months- Fall in RPR titer by 2 titers * Early Latent, Late Latent Syphilis If RPR titer </= 1:32 - Fall in RPR titer by 2 titers within 12-24 months??? HIV-infected Patients *Test persons with syphilis for HIV MMWR. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010. Vol.59/No. RR-12. THANK YOU! 7